Vintage 1930's Ludwig " Vintage  " Nickel over Brass  15" diameter x 5" deep Snare Drum , 8 Lug  , Clip Mount ,Tube nickel plated lugs ,All Original Drum. Not only do I  believe , they Are  to be along with nickel plating on hoops too ,it seems to be shell plated the same as the other plating which looks like nickel to me and which is nickel ,  it has catgut snares wires also snare throw of is in excellent working condition . The snare Gut Wires are tight and no discrepancies there . Top calfskin head is in great shape , signed by " Louis Green "  dated signature 1935 and he has also written  " I am the Shit "  ,  The Bottom head is a NOS Ludwig snare side which is in excellent condition as well as top head  , I  am including an Evans 15" also. The Case is a vintage Leedy Case , unlined with a strap I added to secure the case closed  . the original leather strap has deteriorated .Please look at pictures for the fore mentioned .  I have thoroughly cleaned and polished every part of this drum ,all lugs individually cleaned and polished , all tuning screws cleaned & polished , threads graphite  . This is a 2 piece shell ,Not only do I believe , it IS  seemed at the middle of the shell just like the black beauty,  Look at the inside  shell picture you will see .  No additional holes , it has some minor scratching that is difficult to see from close , although there is 2 small dents as seen in the pictures ,one small round dent is below the Ludwig script to the bottom left next to where the tube lug bolts to the shell , the other small round dent is above to where the catgut wires are attached to the drum opposite side of strainer. There are 2 Purposely placed dents in the shell made  along the bottom of shell opposite each other by the manufacturer of this drum  for the snare bed ,you can see this in the bare shell picture . if  you need additional pictures contact me I was told by a fellow drummer that this was a 1927 special order drum , do your research ..After thoroughly polishing this drum and putting it back together , I further tuned it up and played on it a little , WHAT   AN   INCREDIBLE  SOUND , FAT SOUNDING , EVEN WITH THESE CATGUT SNARES  , DIFFERENT SOUNDING VOICE OF THIS   BELL BRASS SNARE DRUM , MAN OH MAN , IT SOUNDS SO COOL , THIS SNARE DRUM COMMANDS ATTENTION ! ! ! ! ! ! !   Free Shipping to the lower 48 continental United States , all other areas will incur additional charges , if you are outside the U.S. please inquire on shipping charges .         No warranties what so ever  , No returns . 
Now that I remember there was a man by the name of Bill Wanzer  , he being the the top Dog on the Phoenix Philharmonic , spotted my 2.5 octave orchestral bells , same time period as my snare drum , I played it for him over the phone and he became ecstatic , how much to include shipping he says ,I sent it to him after receiving his check , He loves it
Attn: I remember at the time when I had first seen this drum  , It was part of a big bass drum set with an oriental tom  , the size of bass drum was about 26", maybe 28" , and on the front head it read the name of the band called -------------------------------------------  " THE   COMMANDERS  "